Alim le tanneur #2

The second chapter of *Alim le tanneur* arrives in 2006 with "Le Vent de l'Exil," and Virginie Augustin's cover immediately sets a mood of cold, hard-won survival — a weathered man trudges through a snow-swept landscape, clutching a child close against the bitter elements, while a grand red fortress rises behind them amid frozen peaks and tattered banners. There's real tenderness in the image alongside its harshness, hinting at a journey both physical and deeply personal. Lupano and Augustin's series, published by Delcourt under the *Terres de Légendes* banner, continues to look like one of the more quietly compelling adventures French comics had to offer that year.